Melanie Beth Curran is a songwriter and song saver, creating zines about Irish America. She is equal part scholar, storyteller and traditional artist. As an Irish American folk musician, she practices cultural reclamation. As a creative writer, she is devoted to the goddess of poetry, healing, and the forge, Brigid of Ireland.

Curran hails from the Pacific Northwest and currently lives in New York City. Her family ties are in County Donegal. Curran’s performances blend music with storytelling to paint a picture of the Irish American Immigrant experience. She helps people connect with their past and feel more at home in the present.

She believes in intertwined solidarity between Irish America and the Land Band, Black Lives Matter, and Decolonization social movements. Curran is an advocate for all oral traditions, endangered languages and regional cultures. She was awarded the City Artist Corps Grant in New York City, and a Fulbright Fellowship to France for her work with folk music and dance practitioners in Bretagne. Curran works with field recordings and Irish American archival materials. She is currently at work on a third full-length album and a book about the Irish American stereotype, “Bridget”.